Review: Shelancers

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

It’s Tuesday Reviewsday!

Last week, I wrote a post about how outsourcing can take your coaching practice to another level. In the post, I mentioned several options for outsourcing, one of them being Shelancers. So this week, I thought I would tell you a little more about Shelancers.

Shelancers is an online directory of professional female freelancers including graphic designers, bookkeepers, copywriters, virtual assistants, marketing specialists, website designers and many other professionals. This is a directory on a mission to help female freelancers push their businesses to the next level of success. Promotion and education go hand in hand at Shelancers. I particularly love the education aspect. You don’t usually find that in a freelance provider.

Business owners who choose Shelancers are selecting a directory that features freelancers who are benefiting from the professional information and resources created specifically for Shelancers’ members. Resources include monthly reports, audio recordings and an active online discussion board where members can pose questions and discuss best practices in their fields.

The Shelancers directory also offers users easy online navigation tailored specifically for the needs of business owners/hiring managers. Service providers are listed according to service categories (e.g., accounting, web design, copywriting, virtual assistants, marketing, etc.). Each listing provides freelancer contact information and available client feedback to help hiring managers/owners to readily secure references, quotes and samples of relevant work.

So if you’ve been thinking about outsourcing some of your design or admin tasks so that you can focus more on your life coaching, check out Shelancers right now. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at what you get for a small monthly membership.